Tennis

Elite Athletes and
college tennis

Several years ago, Elite Athletes launched its tennis department, a highly developed sport in the United States. The agency sends young players to the most prestigious and highest ranked American universities. Our goal remains the same: to help young tennis talent realize their dreams, become the best at NCAA level, while earning a college degree.

Steven Parry

Tennis Director

Steven obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Saint Peter’s …

claire chanay

Manager Tennis & All IN USA 

With over 10 years of experience in the sports industry…

Oliver de Barcellos

Tennis Manager

Oliver started playing tennis at the age of 6, and quickly …

College tennis
in the United States

Arthur Rinderknech, Ben Shelton, Maxime Cressy, Danielle Collins and Cameron Norrie chose this path before shining on the pro circuit.

2010 Creation of Elite Athletes and opening of the tennis department.

200 players places since the launch of the department.

60K average scholarship per student-athlete.

+ over 800 coaches & universities

Our partners

Our partners supporting student athletes in their university projects.

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Today, Elite Tennis offers not only university placement in the United States, but also talent spotting and image management for young players, future professionals, via partnerships with brands. This synergy between placement, personalized follow-up and sporting and academic excellence makes American university tennis, for Elite, an unavoidable path for players.

Some key figures...

15

players in the ATP top 100 in singles and 39 in doubles.

5

players in the WTA top 100 in singles and 15 in doubles.

Additional key figures…

  • WTA Ranking singles (16/09/2024) 2 top 10; 3 top 20 WTA; 5 top 50 WTA;
  • Ranking WTA double 16/09/2024 => 3 top 10 WTA; 9 top 50 WTA;
  • Single ATP ranking (16/09/2024 ) 13 top 100; 30 top 200;
  • ATP double ranking (16/09/2024) 9 top 20; 20 top 50; 41 top 100;
 
Accelerator Program: 8 Challenger final-table invitations for the country’s top 10 singles players and 8 qualifier invitations for the 11th to 20th-ranked players.
 

Cooper Williams, who finished 5th best junior in 2023, plays for Duke University.

Rafael Jodar, US Open 2024 junior champion, joins University of Virginia for FALL 2024.

Kaylan Bigun, 2nd best junior ranking after the US Open 2024, joins UCLA.

Learner Tien, US Open finalist in 2023, has joined USC for one year in 2022-2023.

Lucciana Perez Alarcon, Roland Garros juniors 2023 finalist, has joined Texas A&M.

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Read the testimonials
from former student athletes who left for the US!

Oscar lacidesOklahoma Sooners
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"My debut at O U went very well, I quickly got on well with the team! The coaches are really good, and everything is done to make sure we succeed! I'm very happy to be here and I can't wait for what's to come."
Louis KellerMonmouth University
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"I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart because without you I would never have been able to live this experience of going to the US and playing for a University so thank you for your investment in my project and everything you've done for me!!!"
Matthieu CoignetTAMUCC
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"Moving to the US as a tennis player allowed me to train in an incredible environment, made for pushing your limits and progressing every day. I'd say the mindset here is all about determination and pushing your limits. On top of that, you're always surrounded by your coaches, physio or physiotherapist, so you feel like you're in a professional environment. As a person, it allowed me to discover another culture, learn to speak fluent English and be much more autonomous in everyday life. I'd say that for anyone who wants to continue training 100% for tennis but also wants to continue studying for a degree, going to the US is the best possible choice. It will also be a great experience and probably the best 4 years of your life."
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steven ici c PARRY

Steven Parry

Steven graduated from Saint Peter’s University in 2019 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management. Back in France, he pursued a Masters in Sports Industry Management at EM Lyon Business School. After consulting assignments for OEM brands, Steven returned to the US to become General Manager of Socceroof in Brooklyn, NY. At the same time, he accompanied Diane Parry to major WTA tournaments, affirming his desire to represent athletes. That’s how he came to join Elite Athletes Agency in the tennis department.

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CLaire
Chanay

With over 10 years’ experience in the sports industry, I won an athletic scholarship in 2009 to join Northeastern State University (Oklahoma), then ranked in the top 10 of NCAA D2. A former player, tennis coach and active member of several tennis clubs in France, I hold a Master’s degree in Business Management. I have worked as Western Europe Director and Business Development Director for the two largest sports bursary agencies in the world. During my seven years with these organizations, I was able to help hundreds of athletes and save their families over $5,000,000 in sports scholarships.

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Oliver de
Barcellos

Oliver started playing tennis at the age of 6 and quickly became number 1 in Rio de Janeiro, as well as one of the best players in his age category in Brazil. Although he stopped competing at 15, his passion for the sport remained intact.He holds a business degree from IBMEC-RJ, a partner school of EM Strasbourg, and a master’s degree in strategic marketing. After 7 years

experience in multinationals, he embarked on an entrepreneurial journey, setting up a frozen food business in Brazil in 2014.In 2019, driven by his entrepreneurial spirit, he created an interclub tennis league to make up for the lack of team competitions left by the local federation. He was also captain of the Brazilian Jockey Club tennis team, which hosts the ATP 500 in Rio.

He joined the agency in 2022 as Marketing Director, and following a management change in the tennis department, he joined this department in 2023 to finally work closer to his passion: tennis.

steven ici c PARRY

Steven Parry

Steven graduated from Saint Peter’s University in 2019 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management. Back in France, he pursued a Masters in Sports Industry Management at EM Lyon Business School. After consulting assignments for OEM brands, Steven returned to the US to become General Manager of Socceroof in Brooklyn, NY. At the same time, he accompanied Diane Parry to major WTA tournaments, affirming his desire to represent athletes. That’s how he came to join Elite Athletes Agency in the tennis department.

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Oliver de
Barcellos

Oliver started playing tennis at the age of 6 and quickly became number 1 in Rio de Janeiro, as well as one of the best players in his age category in Brazil. Although he stopped competing at 15, his passion for the sport remained intact.He holds a business degree from IBMEC-RJ, a partner school of EM Strasbourg, and a master’s degree in strategic marketing. After 7 years

experience in multinationals, he embarked on an entrepreneurial journey, setting up a frozen food business in Brazil in 2014.In 2019, driven by his entrepreneurial spirit, he created an interclub tennis league to make up for the lack of team competitions left by the local federation. He was also captain of the Brazilian Jockey Club tennis team, which hosts the ATP 500 in Rio.

He joined the agency in 2022 as Marketing Director, and following a management change in the tennis department, he joined this department in 2023 to finally work closer to his passion: tennis.